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The Motown: The Musical family: cast members Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae with director Charles Randolph Wright.
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Motown: The Musical book writer (and Motown founder) Berry Gordy with Eskedar Gobeze.
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Motown: The Musical's beaming producers, Kevin McCollum and Doug Morris.
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The Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, arrives at the Nederlander Theatre with William Wilkerson.
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Another legend! Smokey Robinson (right), who will be a character in Motown: The Musical, arrives with wife Frances.
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Lamont Dozier (left) and Brian Holland (right) of Holland-Dozier-Holland are all smiles with the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
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Record producer Clive Davis gets ready for a preview of Motown: The Musical.
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Epic Records CEO and X-Factor judge L.A. Reid attends the Motown: The Musical launch with Erica Holton.
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"Big Daddy" Otis Williams, co-founder of The Temptations, is looking forward to a sneak preview of Motown: The Musical.
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"Lady Marmalade" vocalist Nona Hendryx sports shades as she arrives for the launch of Motown: The Musical.
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Rhonda Ross Kendrick, daughter of Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, can't contain her enthusiasm at the Nederlander Theatre.
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X-Factor finalist Marcus Canty arrives at the Nederlander Theatre.
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Today Show cohost Hoda Kotb (right) with guest Robert Pennino can't wait to take a sneak peek at Broadway's next big musical.
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Star Jones is all dolled up for the preview of Motown: The Musical.
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Look for Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae in Motown: The Musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this spring!
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A host of music legends were on hand for the official launch of the upcoming Broadway production Motown: The Musical, held Thursday, September 27 at the Nederlander Theatre. The production will begin performances on March 11, 2013 in advance of an April 14 opening at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Charles Randolph Wright directs the work, which features a book by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr., and a score culled from Motown's legendary catalogue. The production stars Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae as Gordy and Diana Ross, respectively.
Guests at the launch included Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Nona Hendryx, Otis Williams, Clive Davis, L.A. Reid, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Star Jones, Hoda Kotb, Eskedar Gobeze, Robert Pennino, Erica Holton, Frances Robinson, and Marcus Canty.
Click here for more information and tickets to Motown: The Musical.
